Trinity & St. Philip's Cathedral (Newark, New Jersey)

	Trinity Cathedral
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Location	Broad and Rector Streets, Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°44′25″N 74°10′9″W / 40.74028°N 74.16917°W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1810
Architect	Josiah James; Richard Upjohn
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Georgian, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	72000793
NJRHP No.
Added to NRHP	November 03, 1972

Trinity & St. Philip's Cathedral is a historic church at Broad and Rector Streets in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It is the seat of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark.

History

The first services for colonists who had settled in Newark were conducted by visiting priests starting in 1729.^[3] They organized Trinity Church and built a small stone church building with a steeple in 1743. A charter was granted by King George II in 1746. The building was used as a hospital for both British and American troops during the American Revolutionary War. It sustained damage during the conflict and the present building was planned and built. It was completed in 1810. A chancel and sanctuary were added to the east end in 1857. Trinity Church was elevated to cathedral status in 1944. St. Philip's Church, a predominantly African American parish on High and West Market Streets, was destroyed in a fire in 1964. Two years later the two congregations were merged. The Very Rev. Dillard Robinson was elected dean in 1968. He was the first African American to serve as a cathedral dean in the United States.^[3] The church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.^[1] The name "St. Philip's" was added to the cathedral name in 1992.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Essex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "About Us". Trinity & St. Philip's Cathedral. Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2012-06-22.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[NJRHP-2] "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Essex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2010.

[trinity-3] "About Us". Trinity & St. Philip's Cathedral. Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2012-06-22.

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